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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Small Firms = Big Targets for Hackers
Hackers are starting to move away from “big scores” that are harder to accomplish, and are moving on to smaller and ultimately easier and more profitable thefts from small and medium-sized businesses, whose generally lax to non-existent security systems make for easy and quick money. In physics, there’s a concept called ‘the path of least [...]
Small Companies Make Bigger Targets
Studies and news reports are showing a marked increase in the number of small and medium-sized businesses that are being targeted by hackers. One major reason for this is their general lack of security systems, making them very vulnerable to theft. In physics, there’s a concept called ‘the path of least resistance’. The meaning is [...]
Hackers Now Prefer Small Companies